natural disasters
-
A First Look at Typhoon Doksuri: China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities
Typhoon Doksuri’s floods clearly illustrated risks to Chinese food security and domestic stability, as well as the role of the military in responding to such hazards.
-
July 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In July 2023, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 16 countries in which militaries were deployed in response to climate hazards, often multiple times to different regions and types of hazard. The tracker identified 31 deployments total. Additionally, extreme weather events interrupted military activities and destroyed military infrastructure this month, underscoring the…
-
June 2023 Update: Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) Tracker
In June, the Military Responses to Climate Hazards (MiRCH) tracker identified 15 instances of military responses to climate change-related hazards across the globe. For much of the month, hundreds of wildfires burned across Canada, leading to the deployment of around 550 troops and associated aircraft equipment to assist in firefighting.
-
Complex Emergencies and Alliance Strength
By Christine Parthemore Late summer 2020 is serving as yet another reminder that the 21st century will be profoundly shaped by complex and compounding emergencies. In the United States alone, the confluence of severe natural disasters with the COVID-19 pandemic is jarring even those of us who focus on such threats for a living. Multiple…
-
New Study: Increased Risk of Armed Conflict Onset After Climate Related Disasters
By Dr. Marc Kodack Over the past decade, understanding of the relationship between natural disasters, climate change and conflict has increased significantly. The Center for Climate and Security has been exploring case studies of this relationship since 2012, and four years ago, a major study of global datasets found that the “risk of armed-conflict outbreak is…